HOLLYWOOD, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- The Directors Guild of America is trying to resolve the conflict over which filmmakers should get a "film by" credit, The Hollywood Reporter said Tuesday.
According to the trade paper, the DGA "took the reins" in the dispute Monday by offering concessions and guidelines to help studios award credits to film and television directors.
The "film by" credit has historically been awarded to filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese or Quentin Tarantino, who direct their movies in a distinctive style. But more and more directors have been demanding the credits in recent years.
"Directors receive possessory credits because they have the primary responsibility for making a movie," DGA President Michael Apted said. "Much as filmmaking is a collaborative art form, ultimately the vision reflected onscreen is that of the director, and the best directors have a signature style, artistry and level of quality that audiences recognize as a particular brand through possessory credit."
The move is aimed at limiting the credits to those who truly deserve them and easing tensions with the Writers Guild of America, which is against the credits, contending productions are the result of collaboration.
